A couple fled in terror when they and their dog were attacked by a swarm of wasps in Tentsmuir Forest.
Susan Bruce’s seven-year-old cocker spaniel Betty suffered an anaphylactic shock from about 130 painful stings.
Only minutes from death, she was rushed to a vet’s in St Andrews where she was treated with steroids and spent the night under observation.
Betty was well enough to return home on Tuesday but was drousy and still suffering from the frightening ordeal.
It was not an isolated incident.
When the vet’s, the Provost Group of St Andrews, posted details of the attack on their Facebook page, they were contacted by several people in the Newport and Tayport areas who said they had also been attacked by wasps in the last fortnight.
One woman said she and her son were attacked at Morendy Woods near Wormit. She said it “was like something from a horror movie.”
Susan, 35, who is a vet with the PDSA in Dundee and her husband Robin had taken Betty for a walk in Tentsmuir on Monday afternoon when they were suddenly attacked by the swarm of wasps in the Morton Lochs area.
She said it was a “terrifying” ordeal.
The Provost Group said: “We recommend that you stay away from the area and stick to the beach. If your dog is stung once, apply vinegar immediately and contact the surgery for advice. If they receive multiple sting this is an EMERGENCY and they need seen straight away.”
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